Manila, Feb. 5 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the Cordillera region has reiterated its policy on the common poster areas for campaign materials and urged candidates and their supporters to spare the trees.

"There are common poster areas where the candidates or their supporters can place their campaign materials. In private properties, we cannot also prohibit but we appeal to our candidates not to nail campaign materials on trees," lawyer Julius Torres, Comelec regional director, told the Philippine News Agency in a message.

"I think may law yan na implement ng DENR (Department of Environment and Natural Resources). Kahit pa nasa private property (there is a law on that which the DENR implements. Even if the tree is on a pr...